Diving in Kalpitiya & Northwest
Explore 16 dive sites in Kalpitiya & Northwest, Sri Lanka. Ocean conditions, marine species, and dive centres.
Marine Life in Kalpitiya & Northwest
Home to 92 recorded species including 77 reef fish, 8 hard corals, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 sharks & rays.
Marine Protected Areas in Kalpitiya & Northwest
- Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary - Sanctuary (IUCN Category IV)
- Parititivu Island - Sanctuary (IUCN Category IV)
- Muthurajawela - Sanctuary (IUCN Category IV)
- Adam's Bridge NP - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
- Vankalai - Sanctuary (IUCN Category IV)
- WedithalathiveNR - Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ib)
Getting to Kalpitiya & Northwest - Nearest Airports
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), Colombo - 135 km away, approx 163 min travel time
- Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), Colombo - 170 km away, approx 200 min travel time
- Jaffna International Airport (JAF), Jaffna - 205 km away, approx 238 min travel time
Dive Sites
- Anchor Point (8.3172, 79.6941)
- ASIA CARRIER 1 - 7m (7.2152, 79.8123)
- BENITTO - 10m (8.7633, 78.2440)
- GALATIA - 7m (8.7903, 78.2215)
- HMS HECTOR - 9m (7.1114, 79.8355)
- HONG LIAN - 6m (9.1592, 79.4153)
- Kandakuliya (8.0833, 79.7667)
- Maha Gala (7.3053, 79.7841)
- Marine Power 2517 - 11m (7.7773, 79.7362)
- MUSGRAVE - 10m (7.2333, 79.8000)
- MV EXPRESS PEARL - 21m (7.0810, 79.7775)
- SLNS SAGARWARDANE - 3m (8.9032, 79.8120)
- TU 14 - 10m (8.7744, 78.2361)
- TU 84 - 12m (8.7639, 78.2596)
- TU 88 - 5m (8.7883, 78.2167)
- UNILAXMI - 7m (8.7683, 78.2190)